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#4 Chambers Putting challenge

• zagraniczniak 1,984 Posts

  Wed, May 13 2015 1:49 PM

  Andy, leaving aside the existential and the metaphysical (life/slash/lack thereof), I tried from a similar location and the strongest putt would not reach the green - plus your replay shows the ball sitting on a tee. What gives???

• 9,041 Posts

  Wed, May 13 2015 2:24 PM

  3 Andy's.........get specific...?

  Lizandason

• xlviii 502 Posts

  Wed, May 13 2015 2:35 PM

  zagraniczniak:

  Andy, leaving aside the existential and the metaphysical (life/slash/lack thereof), I tried from a similar location and the strongest putt would not reach the green - plus your replay shows the ball sitting on a tee. What gives???

  I don't know anything about a ball sitting on a tee, but from where Jim and I (not Andy) made our putts, the line matters a lot. If you hit it too high, the ball will roll and die short of the green. Take the right line and the ball bounces the first bit of the way and will make it. I haven't seen anyone else's replay, so I can't speak for their shots.

  Edit: I think he's referencing andyson. His ball shows to be on a tee on the replay. Also, that's the basic line that requires the ball to bounce to get to the hole. If the ball just rolls, you'll come up short.

• gdog8 1,356 Posts

  Wed, May 13 2015 2:50 PM

  Very fine putts all, I have yet to make one going from a bit further out. 

  Two times I  had the line basically figured out and got unexpected wgt errors and since it was obviously a practice round lost my spots and had to restart. 

  This error has occurred multiple times and makes it hard when I'm not getting unlimited attempts.  Was wondering if others have gotten any errors?

  Fun contest Icon, Appreciate it m8!  Wish I could have a fair go at it w/out the errors.

  stick knock 82 yards

  -replay.aspx?ID=b5b465ae d7e6 47aa ac48 a497011b41b7

  another stick knock this 1 closer~80 yards
  

  replay.aspx?ID=7a7a0857 28cf 47f7 8b82 a497015139b2

  These replays show that further is possible if still trying and good luck!  I wish I could try more but getting errors.

  Cheers-GD
  

• xlviii 502 Posts

  Wed, May 13 2015 3:14 PM

  gdog8:

  This error has occurred multiple times and makes it hard when I'm not getting unlimited attempts.  Was wondering if others have gotten any errors?

  I got an error once when my Glenmorangie ball ran out of hits. It switched to the starter ball, but that first putt with it acted as if it never stopped.

  Finding the basic line didn't take me more than a few shots...the problem is duplicating the line on each any putt. The ball bounces around so much, and I don't ding all the time. I found it easiest to miss the ding to one side on purpose. Even when I hit the ding, the ball didn't always go the same way, so that was the easiest way to get a very slightly consistent line.

  For me, it was about whacking the ball to a general area and then lots and lots and lots of luck.

• xlviii 502 Posts

  Wed, May 13 2015 3:17 PM

  gdog8:

  stick knock 82 yards

  another stick knock this 1 closer~80 yards

  Also, I don't know about other's experiences, but I can't remember ever hitting the pin and having the ball go in. I would recommend pulling the pin. Even though my putt was flying, I was lucky and hit the back of the hole before dropping down. I can't imagine it would have dropped given what I've seen of WGT flagsticks.

• andyson 6,415 Posts

  Wed, May 13 2015 3:53 PM

  zagraniczniak:

  Andy, leaving aside the existential and the metaphysical (life/slash/lack thereof), I tried from a similar location and the strongest putt would not reach the green - plus your replay shows the ball sitting on a tee. What gives???

  Just another AARP benefit for us old dudes zag!  We get to tee it up in the fairway.  ;o)

  Seriously, its just a replay thing.  I see tees on all the replays posted here.

   

• hakman123 2,119 Posts

  Wed, May 13 2015 4:37 PM

  This pretty much matches others already at 78 yds

  http://www.wgt.com/replay.aspx?ID=02b57db0-b37a-490a-afa7-a49701840edc 

  Nike Blacks if we are still inside 10 posts.

  Thx

  The Hakman

  <EDIT>  82 yds:-

   http://www.wgt.com/replay.aspx?ID=0618b935-68c3-4a52-a259-a4980008bd76

• MARKDMK 231 Posts

  Wed, May 13 2015 5:28 PM

  alcaucin:

  MARKDMK:

  The green is to small to have 225ft putt on Chambers #4, so you owe me a sleeve of Callaway L33 balls for wasting my time there.

  It took you a SLEEVE to find that ^ out ?? LOL, shoulda checked out replays first, no-ones using balls they don't mind wasting !

  Where did you come up with the info that I wasted any balls on that dumb putting challenge Sherlock?

  I just wasted time to see that green is smaller than 225ft.

• hakman123 2,119 Posts

  Wed, May 13 2015 5:36 PM

   

  Try putting from OFF the green